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Category: High School

OAA White champion Red Hawks set sights on netting state finals berth

OAA White champion Red Hawks set sights on netting state finals berth

| May 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Troy Athens usually doesn’t find itself in the girls state tennis rankings every year. The state rankings are already half-full of Oakland County schools. The Red Hawks have quietly soared under the radar this season. Athens has been able to have on e of its best seasons […]

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GIRLS TENNIS: Rochester draws even with Eisenhower; Stoney Creek downs Avondale

GIRLS TENNIS: Rochester draws even with Eisenhower; Stoney Creek downs Avondale

| May 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

Girls Tennis ROCHESTER 4, UTICA EISENHOWER 4 SINGLES — 1. Kelsey Dieters (R) d. Natalie Georges 6-2, 6-2; 2.Rachel Georges (E) d. Brittany Baxter 6-3, 6-4; 3. Anna Parker (R) d. Kelly Svetkovski 6-2, 6-3; 4. Kate Svetkovski (UE) d. Rachel Parker 7-5, 7-6 (8-6). DOUBLES — 1. Gina Cherniawski-Rebecca Crenshaw (UE) d. Kelli Weatherhold-Ashely […]

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BOYS GOLF: Oxford tees off on Athens to remain undefeated

BOYS GOLF: Oxford tees off on Athens to remain undefeated

| May 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

Boys Golf OXFORD 146, TROY ATHENS 152 (at SANCTUARY, par 36) OXFORD — Doug Piesko, 35; J. J. Lewis, 36; Justen Crouse, 37; Josh Hosking, 38. TROY ATHENS — Jamie Cattran, 37; James VanNoord, 37; Jason Wang, 39; Steven Pawlak, 39. RECORDS — Oxford 9-0, 5-0 OAA White Division; Troy Athens 7-2.

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Dragons card 310 to pace OAA-Red field

Dragons card 310 to pace OAA-Red field

| May 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com OXFORD — Lake Orion figured to be among the leaders in the OA Red Division boys golf race this season. The Dragons took over pole position Monday at Boulder Pointe. With three golfers in the top 10, all under 80, Lake Orion won the first of two league tournaments […]

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GIRLS SOCCER: Troy rolls over Royal Oak

GIRLS SOCCER: Troy rolls over Royal Oak

| May 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

TROY — Behind four different goal scorers, Troy romped past Royal Oak 6-0 in girls soccer action Thursday. Irene Young scored the first two goals in the rout for the Colts. Madison Hirsch scored twice, while Jen Busk and Megan Treelik also scored for Troy. Alison Holland and Malika Wadhawan shared the shutout for Troy.

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Veteran Soccer icon Storch to call it a career at Troy Athens

Veteran Soccer icon Storch to call it a career at Troy Athens

| May 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com TROY — Ending weeks of speculation, Tim Storch, the only head soccer coach that Troy Athens has never known, has announced that the 2011 girls season will be his last. Storch, who came to Athens in 1981 and began the varsity boys soccer program there that August, and the […]

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GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Clarkston blanks Royal Oak; Oxford trips up Harrison

GIRLS SOCCER ROUNDUP: Clarkston blanks Royal Oak; Oxford trips up Harrison

| May 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

CLAKRSTON — Behind the foot of Lisa Lyons, Clarkston tripped up Royal Oak 2-0 Wednesday night in OAA Red Division girls soccer play. Lyons scored off a feed from Sam Johnson in the first half, while Lyons converted a pass from Morgan Todd in the second half for the Wolves. Jackie Gite made six saves […]

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BOYS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results

BOYS GOLF: Oakland County Division I Tournament Results

| May 18, 2011 | Comments (2)

Boys Golf OAKLAND COUNTY DIVISION I TOURNAMENT (May 18 at Pontiac CC) TEAM SCORES — 1.  Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, 296; 2. North Farmington, 299; 3. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 300; 4. Novi, 305; 5. Birmingham Brother Rice, 306; 6. Rochester, 309; 7. White Lake Lakeland, 311; 8. Clarkston, 312; 9. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, […]

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Sending shockwaves: Division 4 Oakland Christian wins first Oakland County D-I golf crown

Sending shockwaves: Division 4 Oakland Christian wins first Oakland County D-I golf crown

| May 18, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — As a small school, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian was just trying to gain some respect at Wednesday’s Oakland County Division I Boys Golf Tournament. The Lancers gained much more than that. Putting together a play-five, count-four team score of 296, Oakland Christian sent shockwaves through the prep […]

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Harrison remains perfect as Hawks blank Oxford

Harrison remains perfect as Hawks blank Oxford

| May 18, 2011 | Comments (0)

TROY— Alex Harrison remained perfect on the mound and Troy Athens remained in the OAA Red Division title chase with a 4-0 win Tuesday over Oxford. Harrison pitched seven innings of shutout baseball to move to 6-0 on the mound. He scattered five hits, struck out eight and walked one. Tommy Eng had a double, […]

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Clarkston lax doubles up Troy

Clarkston lax doubles up Troy

| May 18, 2011 | Comments (0)

CLARKSTON — Clarkston wrapped up the OAA Red Division season Tuesday, doubling up Troy 16-8 in boys lacrosse action. Leading 8-6 at the half, the Wolves scored eight more goals in the second half to pull away. Jordan Kincaid led the way with six goals. Kevin Horton added the hat trick and two assists, Alexander […]

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Clarkston explodes against Lake Orion to clinch OAA-White lacrosse title

Clarkston explodes against Lake Orion to clinch OAA-White lacrosse title

| May 18, 2011 | Comments (0)

SCOOPING IT UP: Clarkston’s Sage Beauregard looks to pick up the losse ball as Lake Orion’s Jordan hill closes in during Monday’s OAA White Division  showdown. BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com LAKE ORION — Clarkston may not be used to winning in girls lacrosse. In fact, it was not expected this season. Nevertheless, it’s […]

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Tiny Oakland Christian hopes to give Brother Rice a challenge at D-I Oakland County golf tourney

Tiny Oakland Christian hopes to give Brother Rice a challenge at D-I Oakland County golf tourney

| May 17, 2011 | Comments (1)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com WATERFORD — In most years, a state-ranked school emerges as the team champion at the Oakland County Division I boys golf tournament. The annual 25-school championship features seven ranked teams, plus several others with high hopes of contending at the prestigious tourney, which essentially kicks off the championship season […]

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‘WOLL’ing… Top-ranked Lakers cruise into CHSL soccer finals

‘WOLL’ing… Top-ranked Lakers cruise into CHSL soccer finals

| May 17, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com CLARKSTON — Perhaps a loss in last year’s Catholic League finals served as motivation. For the Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes-Clarkston Everest Collegiate Unified’s girls soccer program, the Lakers have not lost since that game last May. Our Lady of the Lakes-Everest earned another berth in the CHSL […]

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BOYS GOLF: OAA Red Division Tournament Results

BOYS GOLF: OAA Red Division Tournament Results

| May 17, 2011 | Comments (0)

Boys Golf OAA RED DIVISION TOURNAMENT NO. 1 (At Boulder Pointe G.C., par 72) TEAM SCORES — 1. Lake Orion, 310; 2. Rochester Adams, 319; 3. Clarkston, 320; 4. Rochester, 324; 5. Rochester Stoney Creek, 327; 6. Troy, 329. TOP INDIVIDUALS — 1. Mason Gorris (Lake Orion) 73; 2. Ben Van Orman (Rochester Adams) 75; […]

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Avondale girls run to first league crown since 1997

Avondale girls run to first league crown since 1997

| May 17, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS — With all the buzz surrounding Auburn Hills Avondale’s boys track and field program this year, the Yellowjackets have slowly rose to the top on the girls side. Avondale’s girls team captured its first league championship since 1997, winning the OAA Gold Division title Thursday at Bloomfield […]

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LACROSSE ROUNDUP: Falcons trip up North Farmington  R

LACROSSE ROUNDUP: Falcons trip up North Farmington R

| May 17, 2011 | Comments (0)

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester wrapped up a second-place tie in the OAA White Division girls lacrosse race with a 14-4 victory over North Farmington. The Falcons (7-5, 3-2) were led by Maggie Ng and Jordin Pardoski with four goals each, and received single goals from Emily Skubic, Emily Janik, Katie Krako, Samantha Blair, Amanda Fawaz […]

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Oxford, Harrison leave OAA field feeling ‘White’

Oxford, Harrison leave OAA field feeling ‘White’

| May 17, 2011 | Comments (0)

BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com FARMINGTON HILLS — Oxford’s boys track team is not quite at full strength, missing a couple of point scorers. The rest of the teams in the OAA White Division couldn’t tell the Wildcats had some shortcomings. Oxford still chalked up an impressive 175 points at Friday’s league meet, and […]

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